How To: Use Electrum on Mobile and Desktop

If you would like to use Electrum on your Mobile phone with the same wallet on your PC for on the go work, you have come to the right place! Many people like to secure their wallets on PC, but if they leave their computer, they can’t send funds if they are on the go. So Electrum built a mobile application to allow people to take their wallets with them wherever they go. You can choose to have different wallets, or you can have the same. Your coins won’t be double spent as you connect to the blockchain.
Currently, only Android is accepted due to the Apple store having strict restrictions. One-day Electrum may move over. Make sure you’re downloading from the Google Play store, as many APK files are exploited.

Introduction

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Today we will be going over the steps you need to take to successfully add another wallet with the same recovery phrase.

Most of the Electrum Wallet issues can be resolve by updating!

Download last version of Electrum Wallet for:

1. **Download Electrum Wallet Setup version for Windows**
2. **Download Electrum Wallet Portabale version for Windows**
3. **Download Electrum Wallet for MAC OS**
4. **Download Electrum Wallet for Linux OS**

Steps to adding new device

Step 1: If you have your wallet on your PC, you will want to view your recovery seed and write it down.
Step 2: Install your Electrum wallet on Android instead of clicking “create new wallet” you should select “restore.” Now you can enter the same recovery phase that you use for your PC, and you’ll be able to access the same funds.

Conclusion

Whenever you decide to put your private key on another device, you need to make sure that your other equipment has not been compromised. Using two wallets can be dangerous if you’re not keeping heightened security. Remember, when you own your private keys, you are responsible for personal security.
When you change some of the settings from your PC, you may notice that the changes will not be made on mobile. If you would like to continue using the changes, you will need to select the settings on the phone.